Tiger Woods Back On Top: Bay Hill Win Catapults Him To No. 1

Tiger Woods plays a shot on the 5th hole during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida.

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Tiger Woods is back on top. With his victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, Woods is now ranked the No. 1 player in the world.

As The Washington Post explains, this is the first time Woods is at the top since both his personal life and his professional life crumbled following a 2009 cheating scandal that ended in divorce and a plummet from the top of the golf world.

The Post says:

"This No. 1 Woods was relaxed, happy and confident at Bay Hill. Not even missing a long, initial putt on the 18th green could bother him. He just grinned, couldn't believe he'd missed and bit his putter. Woods finished with a final-round 2-under 790, 13 under par and two shots ahead of Justin Rose. 'I play well here,' he told the Golf Channel with a smile, 'and that's about as simple as it gets.'

For the 11th time, he's ranked first in the world. 'It was just a byproduct, a byproduct of hard work and getting back to winning golf tournaments,' he said. 'Consequently, I've moved up.'"